Christmas destroyed my willpower!!!

Help help help!!!  I completely gave in to ALL of my cravings over Christmas... salty, greasy, yummy food!  I've still been going to the gym, but not as regularly as I should have.  I have also been BINGEING on chocolate and ice cream.  Ugh... I feel gross, yet I keep eating this crap!!!  HELP... anyone...?  Five pounds gained and self-esteem is losing steam!!

You are not alone!

I dont feel guilty for having indulged over christmas break because I had a wonderful time being home with family and seeing friends. However, I am rather distressed because my lovely mother sent me home with a huge container of cookies. Plus we recieved all kinds of great chocolate treats in our stockings!!! I placed the cookies on a shelf that I CANNOT reach without my boyfriends help and the chocolates are about to be placed up there as well. Kinda like the out of sight out of mind concept, but better ;)

hi meaghan --   I am right there with you.   Now, I have to ask, do you want the HONEST TRUTH I've been trying to convi9nce myself with or are you a please sugarcoat it nicely.  

First, how were you doing before the holidays?    2)  have a hard time with Thanksgiving or 3)  just with Christmas?    4)  are you the kind of girl who will now go off track until New Year's and then start over?  or are you like me and 5)  know full well you need to it NOW?    ( : 

My story?   Broke up with the boy I thought I was going to marry end of Sept.    I did ok for a while with the loneliness  (I am a very social girl)............... I started 1.5 years ago at 230 and am now on a good day near 152  (probably closer to 160 now -- BOO)   I am FAR TOO BROKE to spend money on booze, but I do and drink too much.   I don;t have enough to buy enough real food, but I buy junk sometimes too in some sick, self-defeatist motion.     The booze problem is somethign the ex helped me into with neglect and a stupid video game addiction.    the food thing is VERY recent.  Like I am on XMas break from school/work right now ---   which for me, = far too much down time  =  I want to fill my time with something  (((((((and the emptiness which I know is just loneliness)))))  Yes, I know booze and food will never fill that hole.   I have to fill that hole myself with more positive things and people and activties.....  I know that.  I just have to do it.    (sorry so long)

Sugarcoat it, you say?    OK, YOU CAN DO IT.    All it takes is what you know works.   GET BACK TO IT -------------  workout, water, good foods, good portions.    Find a friend to walk or workout with (maybe someone you know you could help because they are new to the whole weight loss journey ---that would motivate ME).   Take measurements and post them somewhere you can see them every day.  Take a good NEW pic and post it next to a bad/OLD pic somewhere you can see them too.   Make a list of goals ----  weight loss and other LIFE goals.  Look at them often.....       ;

HONEST, HARSH TRUTH, you say?   (ok, now remember ---this was to MYSELF)   SHUT UP and quit whining.  You are young(ish -- at 31), single BY CHOICE  (I broke up with him), I have a decent job that I like most of the time, a great family, a few, very close friends (although I strongly wish I had more), I have gone from an unhealthy 230 to a svelte 150something.    I SHOULD BE HAPPY.   If I am not, how do I change that?????

(((NOW -- I do not know the answers that would solve the "how do I get happy again" thing, but I am working on it)))))

Meghan  ---- I guess what I am saying, it is up to US.   Finish or throw away the bad food, give it away.....    Realize that we have the power to change what is wrong and make it better.  I just gave myself a good pep talk with all this typing.   Did anything I say make sense or click for you?  I hope so..   ( :    you are not alone.   Friend me if you want.    ( ;

I just had about four days of "So what?!" eating.  There's no need to beat yourself up over, just return to your regular healthy eating habits, and yes, you'll see a temporary increase on the scale.  Don't worry, those five pounds will come off quickly enough- I imagine a good chunk of that will be "processed out"  by your body.

I think we have all done it.

Christmas can be a stressful time, and food a great source of comfort (not to mention it's everywhere at this time of year!).  So I'm in the same boat too!  I haven't bothered weighing myself, and I haven't been to the gym in a few months because I was too broke to keep paying for my membership.

Thankfully my parents got me a cheaper membership at a different gym as a Christmas gift, so I'm really anxious once all the parties are finally over, to get back to 'regular life' and working out. 

I'm definitely not fat but hate that my jeans are all tight.  All I want to wear are jogging pants!

I know what you mean.  My boss and my sister-in-law gave me one pound boxes of chocolate as a Christmas gift.  Not to my family, but specifically me.

Who gives someone chocolates when they know that you are trying to lose weight?  It's like giving a beer to an alcoholic or heroin to a drug addict.  So, chocolates and tamales were my downfall. 

I am happy to report that I did keep up my running routine and will weigh in tomorrow.  Wish me luck!

Went for a run ... did some intervals and then did the "AB Ripper" from the P90X series.  WOW!  Feel super now.  Thanks to everyone for the support... I like it frank because it gets my butt in gear. 

Hope everyone gets back into the swing of things.  Only New Years to worry about now!

definitely not alone --- best part of cc   ( : 

I will probably not do anything for New Year's.   Lucky me?  or if I do something, will be with couple friends (I'm single) unless I can swing a date in less than a week  =P  lol  --maybe if I work hard...      all my food / Xmas holiday eating was done on XMas eve....  just made myself sad (and more than a little tipsy) because i was bored and lonely.  It;s weird to be single again after almost 5 years...    I am feeling better now.    It was pretty cathartic to write that all down, meghan --- THANKS!   : D  

sounds like you did awesome at the gym!  keep it up.  wish I got to do that.   =P   I used the ex's Bowflex more than he did and I run and ride a bike.    I'm a teacher, so usually I get up at 5AM and do something every morning.    I am going to do it NOW like I said, but I know for sure when I go back to work/school, I will be back on track.    the hurdle on break right now is doing the workout before the coffee   =P 

TWO lbs of chocolate.  I'd have to give it away or I would for sure, sure eat too much of it.    can you make little end of the year gift bags with them for people at the New Year's party?  that might be kind of cool.  

I even had a post that was called "Staying motivated through the holidays"  (lol), but didn;t manage to keep it going like I'd intended.   I'd love to have a place to be accountable.  ( ;     keep on keeping on! 

checking on meghan's willpower.......  

I've done well the last few days.   Since spilling my whole sordid story on your post, I felt like I learned something about myself and how to fix it all....  

Stuck to my cals, lots of water, worked out --- all of it. 

thanks!  and update needed..... 

you oughtta come join one of my threads.  I am killer for motivation.  

Have clearly gotten over my self-loathing slump.  Did P90X yesterday ... that was an amazing workout.  OW  and WOW!  \

Played some squash today as well.  Life is good.  Now, only to get over New Year's ... I'm probably going to go for a run later on ... can't do the plyometrics workout today from P90X for various stupid reasons (BF related).

I've also seen progress on the scale.  I've lost most of the weight I gained last week, so life is back to the normal routine ... my only problem is that I love food so much.  But, everything in moderation I guess.

yay, meg!!!

me too - down to a place I was ok with in which to end the year,  and I retook measurements which made me REALLY happy. 

keep up the good work --- it WILL pay off!!! 

Original Post by janay101:

definitely not alone --- best part of cc   ( : 

I will probably not do anything for New Year's.   Lucky me?  or if I do something, will be with couple friends (I'm single) unless I can swing a date in less than a week  =P  lol  --maybe if I work hard...      all my food / Xmas holiday eating was done on XMas eve....  just made myself sad (and more than a little tipsy) because i was bored and lonely.  It;s weird to be single again after almost 5 years...    I am feeling better now.    It was pretty cathartic to write that all down, meghan --- THANKS!   : D  

sounds like you did awesome at the gym!  keep it up.  wish I got to do that.   =P   I used the ex's Bowflex more than he did and I run and ride a bike.    I'm a teacher, so usually I get up at 5AM and do something every morning.    I am going to do it NOW like I said, but I know for sure when I go back to work/school, I will be back on track.    the hurdle on break right now is doing the workout before the coffee   =P 

TWO lbs of chocolate.  I'd have to give it away or I would for sure, sure eat too much of it.    can you make little end of the year gift bags with them for people at the New Year's party?  that might be kind of cool.  

I even had a post that was called "Staying motivated through the holidays"  (lol), but didn;t manage to keep it going like I'd intended.   I'd love to have a place to be accountable.  ( ;     keep on keeping on! 

 Yes, not alone is the best part. Everytime i binge or feel like im going to i come on and its makes me feel better. Good luck!

Original Post by broadcasted2:

 Yes, not alone is the best part. Everytime i binge or feel like im going to i come on and its makes me feel better. Good luck!

Same here! It is important to know that none of us are alone.